LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation

commulceō

commulceō (present infinitive commulcēre, perfect active commulsī, supine commulsum)
Classical[kɔmˈmʊɫ.ke.oː]Ecclesiastical[komˈmul̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.o]

Meaning

  1. to stroke, caress or coax greatly
  2. figurativelyto soothe, please, cajole
    exsangui pallore trepidantem puerum serena fronte et propitiata facie commulcens incipit1989 translation by J. Arthur Hanson His face was calm and his expression kind as he began to speak caressingly to the bloodlessly pale and trembling boy.c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 9.27

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.commulceōcommulcēbamcommulcēbōcommulsīcommulseramcommulserō
2nd sg.commulcēscommulcēbāscommulcēbiscommulsistīcommulserāscommulseris
3rd sg.commulcetcommulcēbatcommulcēbitcommulsitcommulseratcommulserit
1st pl.commulcēmuscommulcēbāmuscommulcēbimuscommulsimuscommulserāmuscommulserimus
2nd pl.commulcētiscommulcēbātiscommulcēbitiscommulsistiscommulserātiscommulseritis
3rd pl.commulcentcommulcēbantcommulcēbuntcommulsērunt
commulsēre		commulserantcommulserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.commulceamcommulcēremcommulserimcommulsissem
2nd sg.commulceāscommulcērēscommulserīscommulsissēs
3rd sg.commulceatcommulcēretcommulseritcommulsisset
1st pl.commulceāmuscommulcērēmuscommulserīmuscommulsissēmus
2nd pl.commulceātiscommulcērētiscommulserītiscommulsissētis
3rd pl.commulceantcommulcērentcommulserintcommulsissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.commulceorcommulcēbarcommulcēbor
2nd sg.commulcēris
commulcēre		commulcēbāris
commulcēbāre		commulcēberis
commulcēbere
3rd sg.commulcēturcommulcēbāturcommulcēbitur
1st pl.commulcēmurcommulcēbāmurcommulcēbimur
2nd pl.commulcēminīcommulcēbāminīcommulcēbiminī
3rd pl.commulcenturcommulcēbanturcommulcēbuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.commulcearcommulcērer
2nd sg.commulceāris
commulceāre		commulcērēris
commulcērēre
3rd sg.commulceāturcommulcērētur
1st pl.commulceāmurcommulcērēmur
2nd pl.commulceāminīcommulcērēminī
3rd pl.commulceanturcommulcērentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.commulcēcommulcēre
pres. 2nd pl.commulcētecommulcēminī
fut. 2nd sg.commulcētōcommulcētor
fut. 3rd sg.commulcētōcommulcētor
fut. 2nd pl.commulcētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.commulcentōcommulcentor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecommulcērecommulcērī
perfect infinitivecommulsissecommulsum esse
future infinitivecommulsūrum essecommulsum īrī
present participlecommulcēns—
perfect participle—commulsus
commulsa, commulsā, commulsae, commulsam, commulsārum, commulsās, commulse, commulsīs, commulsō, commulsōrum, commulsōs
future participlecommulsūrus
commulsūra, commulsūrā, commulsūrae, commulsūram, commulsūrārum, commulsūrās, commulsūre, commulsūrī, commulsūrīs, commulsūrō, commulsūrōrum, commulsūrōs, commulsūrum		commulcendus
commulcenda, commulcendā, commulcendae, commulcendam, commulcendārum, commulcendās, commulcende, commulcendīs, commulcendōrum, commulcendōs
gerundcommulcendī, commulcendō, commulcendumsupinecommulsum, commulsū

com-mulcĕo, ēre, v. a. (very rare, and mostly post-class.),
I. to caress, coax, or soothe much.
I. Prop.: puerum trepidantem, App. M. 9, p. 229, 34.—
II. Trop., to soothe, please, cajole: narium sensus, Arn. 7, p. 233: aures, id. 1, p. 35: sensus judicum honorificis sententiis, Tiro ap. Gell. 7, 3, 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincommulceō

Latin mulceō Latin commulceō From con- + mulceō (“stroke”).

Quick answers

What does commulceō mean in Latin?
commulceō, a verb, means “to stroke, caress or coax greatly; to soothe, please, cajole”.
What are the principal parts of commulceō?
commulceō, commulcēre, commulsī, commulsum (second conjugation).
How do you pronounce commulceō?
In classical Latin, [kɔmˈmʊɫ.ke.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [komˈmul̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.o].
Where does commulceō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin commulceō.